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Tag: Betye Saar

  • Artists, Auction Industry

    Artist to Know: Alison Saar

    Early Mixed-Media Collage on Paper Available With Rago/Wright American artist Alison Saar wanted to bridge the divide between personal and political narratives from a young age. The daughter of famed artist Betye Saar and an art conservator, Alison Saar soon learned to draw upon the rich legacy of folk art…

    Artist to Know Alison Saar-1
  • Auction Result, Press Release

    Records for Joseph Delaney, Howardena Pindell, Winfred Rembert, Betye Saar & More in African American Art at Swann

    Auction Brings $3.9 Million Howardena Pindell, Oval Memory Series: (Rhinoceros) Heaven, tempera, gouache, postcards, punched paper, nails, fluorescent paint, glitter and thread on board, 1980–81. Sold for $100,000, a record for the artist. AFRICAN AMERICAN ART  Sale 2565; April 22, 2021 Sale total: $3,985,760 Estimates for sale as a whole:…

    Records for Joseph Delaney, Howardena Pindell, Winfred Rembert, Betye Saar & More in African American Art at Swann2
  • Exhibitions

    Cal State LA Exhibition Highlights Renowned Los Angeles Artist Betye Saar

    Nearly half a century after Cal State LA hosted renowned Los Angeles artist Betye Saar’s first solo show, the work of the iconic assemblage artist has returned to the university as part of a new art exhibition.  "For Rosey," (1976) by Betye Saar, Mixed Media Collage, Collection of the California…

    Cal State LA Exhibition Highlights Renowned Los Angeles Artist Betye Saar
  • Art Industry

    2020 Curatorial Awards For Excellence Announced

    Association of Art Museum Curators honors 25 curators across fields The 2020 Awards for Excellence were released Wednesday within the 2020 Art Curators Conference catalog.  Nearly 175 nominations were submitted and vetted by groups of curator jurors from around the world, with importance placed upon how each entry reflected core ideals of inclusion,…

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